The DfEE will send out instructions on how to deal with withdrawals, course
changes, suspensions etc.  I have seen drafts of the SSINs, which although
long, give fairly simple instructions to HEIs - basically, fill in the form
and send it to the LEA.

The problem this year has been that for students with transitional awards
the AS1 arrangements were (sort of) abandoned, before there were proper
procedures in place under the new regulations.

However, the assumption under the new rules is that a student will continue,
and it will be up to us to tell the LEA when he/she will not.  If a student
is required to leave as a result of September resits, we will tell the LEA
at the end of September; but a loan cheque may meanwhile have arrived.

I think Philip is right that there is a loose end in respect of students who
in effect repeat a year on a part-time basis (because they are re-taking
only the modules they have failed).  My interpretation is that such students
will not be eligible for support during that year. But I too will draw this
to the attaention of the DfEE


Roger Clark
Academic Registrar
University of Reading


> -----Original Message-----
> From: [log in to unmask]
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Philip
> Hinchliff
> Sent: 06 October 1999 10:19
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: ADVISING LEAs (AS1 and AS2 EXERCISE)
>
>
> With reference to Liz Jenkinson's recent e-mail to the mailbase on AS2s, I
> checked the DfEE's own publication "Student Support Arrangements 99-00  :
> guidance for institutions".
>
> Aide-memoire 1 on page 7 says :
>
> "Institutions (should) advise LEAs of students who cease to attend their
> course for any reason, transfer course, suspend their course, or
> repeat any
> part of their course"  (SSIN to follow).
>
> My comments
> ---------------------
>
> Is this not an AS1 or AS2 requirement by any other name ??   Is the
> implication that we don't have to tell the LEAs about students
> who progress
> normally, only about the "funnies" ?  What about students who take resit
> exams in September and may fail them, and have to repeat some modules or
> the full diet in 99-00?  It appears that if such students study their
> repeat modules at less than the FT rate of study, they won't be eligible
> for funding support or (presumably) the student loan - contrary to
> established SLC practice up to now.  If we are not formally required to do
> an AS2, then how does the LEA get to hear ?  From the student ??
> If we ARE
> required to do an AS2 or successor exercise, this does not seem to have
> been yet clarified by DfEE.
>
> We at Herts have suggested to DfEE that they need to define precisely what
> "progression" is under the new funding support arrangements, and then to
> clarify the precise roles of the various players in the process.
>
> I checked all this with DfEE Student Support Division in London.  They are
> aware of the problem and, apparently, will be issuing guidance shortly
> which should (one hopes!!) clarify things for us all.
>
> Philip
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